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I WILL SET MY SHIP IN ORDER (2) I will set my ship in order, And I will sail upon the sea I'II gang sailing over to yonder border And see gin my lovie minds on me. He sailed east and he sailed west We sailed up and we sailed down Until I came to my love's bower window I rapped loud and would fain be in. O who is that who raps at my window At such a late hour o' the nicht It's me, it's I, it's your ain dear Johnnie O rise, o rise love and lat me in. I hae nae lovers here without And as few lovers hae I within I hae nae lovers but my ain dear Johnnie And I'm weel sure that ye're nae him. Go ask your father if he will let you And if he'll let you my bride you'll be But if he denies you return and tell me It will be the last time I'll visit thee. My father's in his office writing He's setting down his merchandise He has a letter in his coat pocket That speaks greatly to your dispraise. To my dispraise love, to my dispraise To my dispraise love, how could it be For I never slighted nor denied you Until this night you've denied me. Go ask your mother if she will let you And if she'll let you, you'll my bride be But if she denies you return and tell me Twill be the last time I'll visit thee. My mother's in her chamber sleeping The sweet notes of love and she will not hear But you may go love and court another And whisper gently into her ear. It's up she rose, put on her clothing It was to let her true love in But ere she had the door unlocked The ship was sailing upon the main. Come back, come back my true love Johnnie Come back, come back and speak to me For I never slighted nor yet denied thee Until this night you've denied me. O how could I come back, come back love For how could I come and speak to thee For the ship she's sailing, the high winds blowing And I am bound for America. The fish may fly, and the seas gang dry And the rocks may melter down wi' the sun The crow may turn into a white turtle Before that I do again return. From the Grieg-Duncan Folk Song Collection Collected from Mrs FINNIE @nightvisit @courtship filename[ SHIPORD2 TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.1 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.2 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.3 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.4 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.5 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.6 CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: SHIPORDR.7 CLICK TO PLAY SOF |
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